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U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged amid inflation progress

STORY: U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged amid inflation progress SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEROME POWELL, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair STORYLINE: The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as inflation continued to cool, while avoiding the signal of an imminent rate cut going forward. This latest policy meeting, the first in 2024, marked the fourth straight meeting for the central bank to hold policy rate steady. At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that inflation eased from its highs without a significant increase in unemployment, which was "very good news," while noting that inflation remained above the Fed's longer-run goal of 2 percent. SOUNDBITE (English): JEROME POWELL, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair "Today, the FOMC decided to leave our policy

Israel says time for diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is "short"

STORY: Israel says time for diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is "short" SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: JERUSALEM CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 2. Israeli army exchanging fire with Hezbollah (provided by Israeli army on Jan. 4) 3. various of Israeli army STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem "As the Israeli army continued to exchange fire with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the window of time for a diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is short. " Gallant made the remarks in Tel Aviv when meeting with visiting U.S. Senior Advisor Amos Hochstein, who arrived in Israel earlier on the day in a bid to lower roiling tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group. A statement released by Israel's Government Press Office said the U.S. envoy, during the meeting with Gallant and other senior

Iran says nuclear agreement possible if U.S. decides to compensate

STORY: Iran says nuclear agreement possible if U.S. decides to compensate DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 2. various of nuclear facilities (file) STORYLINE: Iran said on Monday reaching an agreement in the Iran nuclear talks would be possible after the upcoming visit by the European Union envoy, if the United States decides to compensate for what it has taken from Iran's people. Making the remarks at a weekly press conference, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the EU coordinator for the Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora will hold a meeting with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani on Wednesday. Mora's visit to Iran shows that the nuclear talks are on the right track, said Khatibzadeh. If the U.S. decides to return what it has picked from Iranians' pocket, an agreement could be reached after Mora's visit, he added. Khatibzadeh added the negotiations between Iran and the remaining

N. Korea hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests to counter U.S.

North Korea on Thursday hinted at resuming nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, saying it may restart "activities" that it had temporarily suspended to build trust with former U.S. President Donald Trump. A key ruling party gathering held Wednesday concluded that North Korea should take "practical action to more reliably and effectively increase our physical strength" to counter the United States, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who held talks with Trump three times, presided over the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, according to KCNA. People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on Jan. 20, 2022, amid worries over the novel coronavirus.

Men Found on Boat in North East Japan Say they came From N. Korea

AKITA, Japan,-Nov. 24 Kyodo - A boat carrying eight men claiming to be fishermen from North Korea has washed ashore in the north eastern Japan prefecture of Akita, police said Friday. The police received a call from a resident in the city of Yurihonjo around 11:30 p.m. Thursday about suspicious men at the seaside. They later found the men on the wooden boat at a nearby marina. The men had no life-threatening injuries and appeared to speak Korean, the police said. They have been taken into protective custody. Hachiro Okonogi, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, told reporters after a Cabinet meeting that the men have said they were fishing before the boat broke down and washed ashore. In November 2015 a wooden boat drifted ashore in the city of Noshiro in Akita and skeletal remains of two men were found inside the vessel and nearby.

Ex-NBA Star Rodman Arrives in N. Korea to "open door"

PYONGYANG, North Korea, -June 13: Former U.S. basketball superstar Dennis Rodman　on Tuesday arrived in North Korea, saying he will try to "open the door"　at a time when regional tensions remain high over Pyongyang's nuclear　and missile programs. Dennis Rodman, who is known to have close ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman, wearing a baseball cap and T-shirt advertising a digital currency for legalized marijuana, flew by North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo to Pyongyang, where he was received by Son Kwang Ho, one of the vice ministers of the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports. This is the first time since January 2014 for Rodman to be in North Korea, and the main purpose of the visit is said to be promoting sports exchanges.

Defectors to scatter DVDs of Kim assassination comedy film in N. Korea

Park Sang Hak (C), head of the Fighters for a Free North Korea group made up of North Korean defectors in South Korea, speaks to the press in Seoul on Jan. 20, 2015, a day after the group flew balloons with about 100,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border. Park said his group plans to include copies of "The Interview," a comedy film about an assassination plot against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in their next round of balloon flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korean nuclear chief speaks after meeting ex-U.S. officials

Ri Yong Ho (L), North Korea's chief negotiator for six-party denuclearization talks, speaks to the press in Singapore on Jan. 19, 2015, after unofficially meeting with former U.S. officials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. wants 'meaningful results' for 6-party talks: envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (R), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers questions from reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Sept. 13, 2010. He said the United States wants to resume the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue only if they produce ''meaningful results.'' (Kyodo)

U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (L), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, shakes hands with South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong Joon in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010, ahead of their talks over additional sanctions on North Korea. (Kyodo)

Ex-U.S. envoy for N. Korea speaks after meeting N. Korea nuke envoy

Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. special envoy for North Korea policy, speaks to the press in Singapore on Jan. 19, 2015, after meeting unofficially with North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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